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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.10.2021 (43) Date of publication: 21.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/51 (21) Application number: 21706366.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.02.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23K 40/25(2016.01) A23K 10/26(2016.01) B29C 48/25(2019.01) B29C 48/355(2019.01) A01K 15/02(2006.01) A23K 10/35(2016.01) B29C 48/18(2019.01) A23K 50/40(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A23K 40/25; A01K 15/026; A23K 10/26; A23K 10/35; B29C 48/022; B29C 48/338; B29C 48/21; A23K 50/42; A23K 20/147; A23K 10/30; A23K 20/163; A23K 20/158 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2021/050310 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/161017 (19.08.2021 Gazette 2021/33)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.02.2020 GB 202001769 (71) Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED McLean, Virginia 22101 (US)	(72) Inventors: MATTHEW, Gosling Yorkshire WF17 9LU (GB) THOMAS, Gareth Yorkshire WF17 9LU (GB) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  One Portwall Square Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6BH Bristol BS1 6BH (GB)